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Breaking The Scaling Limits Of Analog Computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

San Lorenzo River Was Transformed By Early Logging In The Santa Cruz Mountains

The river cut a deep channel and abandoned its floodplain in the Felton area around the time of intensive clearcutting in the surrounding mountains

First Nationwide Study Of Scams Targeting Immigrants Shows Local Social Context May Help Or Hinder Reporting

Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza recently published the first nationwide data analysis on immigration scams that target noncitizens.

Easy Aluminum Nanoparticles For Rapid, Efficient Hydrogen Generation From Water

UCSC chemists developed a simple method to make aluminum nanoparticles that split water and generate hydrogen gas rapidly under ambient conditions

Tilting Of Earth’s Crust Governed The Flow Of Ancient Megafloods

Study provides new perspective on Washington state’s Channeled Scablands, carved by the Missoula megafloods at the end of the last ice age

Reversing The Charge

Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.

A Surprising Heat Source Is Melting The Greenland Ice Sheet From The Bottom Up

Melt rates measured at the base of the ice sheet are several orders of magnitude higher than previous estimates

New Responsible Data Sharing Technique Will Enable Better Understanding Of Disease-Causing Genetic Variants

Using federated analysis on protected health data sets can lead scientists to a more nuanced understanding of heritable disease

Elephant Seals’ Map Sense Tells Them When To Head ‘Home’

Researchers found that female elephant seals know their distance from the breeding beach and allocate extra time to get back if they have farther to travel

New Study Confirms Bioengineered RSV Protein Vaccine Evokes Protective Immune Response

This research is an important milestone in the pursuit of a vaccine against the virus that can cause severe respiratory disease in children and the elderly

Chemical Analysis Reveals Effects Of Wildfire Smoke On Grapes And Wines

A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires

Effects Of Ancient Carbon Releases Suggest Possible Scenarios For Future Climate

A new study provides practical guidelines for using biomarkers to identify ‘smoke taint’ in grapes and wines affected by the smoke from wildfires

New Device Can Control Light At Unprecedented Speeds

Researchers have developed a programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering.

A Simpler Path To Better Computer Vision

New research reveals a scalable technique that uses synthetic data to improve the accuracy of AI models that recognize images.

A Far-Sighted Approach To Machine Learning

New system can teach a group of cooperative or competitive AI agents to find an optimal long-term solution.

Engineers Solve A Mystery On The Path To Smaller, Lighter Batteries

Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.

Local Pumas Don’t Sense Danger In Places Where They’re Most Often Killed By Humans

A new study led by UC Santa Cruz researchers suggests that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains don’t make accurate assessments of where they are most likely to be killed by humans, especially when it comes to the threat of being killed in retaliation for loss of livestock.

Methane Could Be The First Detectable Indication Of Life Beyond Earth

A new study assesses the planetary context in which the detection of methane in an exoplanet’s atmosphere could be considered a compelling sign of life

First Complete, Gapless Sequence Of A Human Genome Reveals Hidden Regions

Parts of the human genome now available to study for the first time are important for understanding genetic diseases, human diversity, and evolution